Bottle-stopper



(No Model.)

B. HEGELE.

BOTTLE STOPPER.

Patented Oct. 23, 1888.

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.lttorney WITNESSES,

N. FETUS. Pholu-Ulfwgrnplur, Washinglom D. C.

NITED STATES BALTHASAR HEGELE, OF

BOTTLE- SAN JosE, CALIFORNIA.

STOPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 391,709, dated October 23, 1888.

Application filed March 20, 1888. Serial No. 267.814. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, BALTHASAR HEGELE, a citizen oftheUnited States,and a residentofS-an Jos, in the county of Santa Clara and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Stoppers; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of this invention and is a vertical section. Fig.2 is a detail and a perspective view. Fig. 3 is also a detail and a perspective'view.

The invention relates to improvements in stoppers for soda-water bottles; and it consists in the construction and novel combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a portion of a bottle having the improved stopper therein. The mouth of the bottle is provided with the inwardly-turned annular bead B, adapted to fit closely within the groove G of the rubber ring D. The rubber ring D, thus projecting over both sides of the head, is prevented from being forced out by the gas or forced into the bottle by outward pressure.

E is a hollow flexible, preferably rubber, stopper, consisting of the stem at, the bulb b, and bulb o.

F designates a metal ball, firmly secured within the bulb 0, designed to sink the bulb and hold the stopper in a vertical position, so that the stem a may be easily directed to close the bottle.

The stoppenbeing hollow and having the large bulb b, readily rises with the liquid and 40 floats thereon. The bulb b prevents the stopper from being forced out of the bottle.

The stopper, constructed as above, is noiseless during the operation of unstopping the bottle, which is usually done by striking the 45 outer end of the stem against the under side of the counter, forcing the stopper within the bottle.

Having described my invention, what I claim 1s-- The hollow flexible integral stopper consisting of the stem, the bulb b, the bulb c, and the metal ball, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BALTHAS AR H EGELE.

Witnesses:

GEO. A. WAGNER, J osnrrr KOHLLEGKER' 

